Friday, March 29, 2013

No, I'm not planning the costume I'll be wearing for the season premiere of Game of Thrones...

I'm celebrating the wonders that were contained in a tiny package that arrived from The Best Bead, all the way from the Czech Republic.

Aren't they fantastic? I've been wanting to try out the new spike beads, and couldn't find any around here. What did we do before the internet?!?

So in between drooling over the eye candy in the first BSBP reveal this weekend, and freaking out over finishing my pieces for the second reveal, I'll be fondling these little lovelies and plotting what they might become....

Monday, March 25, 2013

How do you tell it's springtime in your town? Daffodils and tulips blooming in a blaze of glory? The warmer rays of sun shining through your window? ANY rays of sun shining through your window?

Around here, you can tell it's spring when the stores bring out the Derby hat displays -- here's what I spotted while out shopping this weekend...

The photo's a little blurry because the salesladies always give me thestinkeye when I take pictures among the racks...

If you've been here for a while, you know that moving to this area of the country brought out my fascination in hats, as chronicled here and here, and here, among other spots. I'll be honest - I got a little giddy when I saw these today.

I've entertained a fantasy of hosting a Triple Crown Bead Challenge (okay, so the name needs some work) -- jewelry inspired by the awesome art of millinery. I'd post some photos of fantastic, beautiful, and/or wacky hats that have been spotted at Derby, Ascot, or other famous races, and participants would choose one as an inspiration for a beady creation. It would be after the BSBP, probably with a reveal in May/June... What do you think?

Thursday, March 21, 2013

Y'all, some days the beads just do not want to play nicely. Apparently today is one of those days.

I've been sitting here, trying to get something - ANYTHING - to work for Christine and Therese's Time to Stitch challenge, and it just ain't happening.

All I seem to be able to make is butt ugly blobs 'o beads. That was not the title of the challenge.

So before I start hurling around the kind of language that would've made my grandmother blush and sailors chuckle, I'm gonna set things aside and watch some basketball. As Scarlett would say, "tomorrow is another day"!

Thursday, March 14, 2013

If the blogs I had neglected reading over the past couple ofdays had been printed out, this would have been the stack.

Y'all have been very busy people! Work and family obligations have meant that I missed reading my blog feeds for two days. When I finally got a chance to sit down with the computer, it took me a long time to catch up on all the beady goodness you've been posting.

Now I feel like a slacker - gotta find time to pick up the beads, needle and camera!﻿